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A Big Check Mark!

October 9, 2011
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I have been wanting to archive my entire collection of family photos and videos for years – all 3 generations of them. I kept putting it off and when the recent wildfires came through this area, I resolved that I couldn’t wait any longer. I called Picture This! and they came out and picked up [...]

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The Family Archivist – Preparing for our Photo Scanning

November 8, 2010

Some of my customers don’t know where to start. They open their closet doors and view the disorganization of the photos and videos and then close the door again. It seems overwhelming. But they want to experience again the memories that these photos hold – to see them displayed on their computers during the day, [...]

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Saturday night

September 17, 2010

For a family that didn’t have much money (See My Dad – the Original Organic Farmer ), we sure did have fun on Saturday nights. Friday nights were taken up with football or basketball (See Football Boogie ). Saturday nights were reserved for playing cards or board games, sometimes with just our family, my aunt [...]

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Family Vacations

June 1, 2010
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During my childhood, I only had 2 real family vacations. I have vivid memories of both of these vacations – I can remember the tiniest details of each trip. Traveling in the car through the countryside made quiet an impression on me. Other than visiting my mother’s brother in Indiana or going to Cedar Point [...]

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Tools for the Family Archivist

February 10, 2010

So You’re the Family Archivist It isn’t easy being the family archivist and in charge of database of the family stories, documents, photos, and videos. It takes years to research, collect, and verify the family stories, photos, and videos. It also is a mammoth effort to organize this information with a timeline and familial relationships [...]

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